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J. H. JOHNSON.

SLA'TE FRAME AND PENCIL CASE.

No. 321,366. Patented June 30, 1885.

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Dnrrnn drains Fureur @trineo JOHN H. Jonsson, oir PORTLAND, DAKOTArrnnnirornf.Y

SLATE-FRANIE AND PENClL-CASE..

PllGL-TICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,366, dated June30, 1885.

Application filed March l0, 1885. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Portland, in the county of Trail and Territory of Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slatelencil Cases;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a perspective View of a slate to which myimproved pencil-case has been attached. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view ofthe saine, taken on the line x .fr in Figl. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the blank from which the body oi' the pencil-case ismanufactured, and Fig. et is a perspective view illustrating amoditieation in the construction of the device.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to an improved penclcase adapted to bepermanently attached to the frame of a slate, in order to prevent lossof the pencil; and it has for its object to provide a device oi thisclass which shall possess superior advantagesin point of simplicity,durability, and general efficiency.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction of the said pencil-ease, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the frame of an ordinaryslate, one of the sides of which is provided with a longitudinal notchor recess, B.

O is the pencilcase, which consists of a tube bent from a piece or stripof tin, or any other sheet metal, and the upper and lower ends of whichare provided with lugs D and E. The blank F, from which the tube orcaseis formed,

is provided with projections (l and e, as shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings.

The pencil-case is attached to theslatefraine by seating` it in therecess B, 'folding the lug D over the top of the slate-frame, andattaching it by means of a tack, and inserting the lug E into a slot, G,extending in au inclined direction from the shoulder H, at the lower endof the recess B, and driving` a tack through it from the edge ol" theslate-traine. The shoulder H thus forms the bottom of the pencilcase,which latter is provided at its upper end with a pivoted cover, J, ofsimple construction.

Vhen desired, the pencil-case may be secured to the edge of theslate-frame without recessing the latter, in which case the bottom ofthe pencil-case may be formed by an inturned lug at its lower end. Thisconstruetion has been shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood. The construction is exceedingly simple andinexpensive, and the device may be easily applied to any slate-frame ofordinary construction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of thc U nited Statesf The combination, with theslate-frame A, having recess B, slot G, and shoulder H, of the tubularpencil-case U, bent from a strip of sheet Inet-al, and having pivotedcover J and lugs D and E, all arranged and operating substantially asand for the purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OHhT H. JOHNSON.

Vitnesses:

GEORGE A. TWHITE, J uns H. J oHnson.

